Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
653 PM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE DULUTH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              58   02/26/1895
 LOW              -41   01/02/1885
HIGHEST            48   12/03        MM      MM       MM
LOWEST            -22   02/01        MM      MM       MM
MEAN             15.0              13.3     1.7       MM

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.66   1969
 MINIMUM         1.15   1942
TOTALS           3.99              2.98    1.01       MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
SINCE 7/1        52.8              65.6    -12.8
SINCE 12/1       41.5              49.5    -8.0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    4474              4653    -179       MM
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/270
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/260

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM



-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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.THE 2013 WINTER SEASON WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL AT DULUTH
MN...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE WINTER SEASON WAS 15.0 DEGREES WHICH
IS 1.7 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 13.3 DEGREES. THIS TIED FOR THE
38TH WARMEST METEOROLOGICAL WINTER ON RECORD AT DULUTH. 3.99 INCHES
OF  PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED FOR THE SEASON WHICH IS 1.01 INCHES
ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 2.98 INCHES. THIS TIES FOR THE 27TH WETTEST
WINTER SEASON ON RECORD. 41.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN THE WINTER
SEASON WHICH WAS 8.0 INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 49.5 INCHES RANKING
THIS AS THE 47TH SNOWIEST WINTER SEASON ON RECORD. 52.8 INCHES OF
SNOW FELL FROM JULY 1ST WHICH IS 12.8 INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL OF
65.6 INCHES. THIS RANKS AS THE 49TH SNOWIEST SNOW SEASON TO DATE AT
DULUTH.

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